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Public Hearings Suspension at CHRO Now Over; Two Human Rights Referees Appointed

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in CHRO & EEOC

For nearly six months, public hearings at the CHRO were on hold because Governor Malloy did not reappoint the human rights referees.  As a result, cases that had been pending at the CHRO went nowhere — fast. However, that is changing.  Two new human rights referees were appointed this month and a third will be… Continue Reading

Legislature Approves Training for CHRO Members; Reduces Number of Human Rights Referees & Establishes Hearing Task Force

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in CHRO & EEOC

In implementing the budget agreement today, the Connecticut General Assembly approved of significant changes for the CHRO - changes that will ultimately lead to the creation of a new Office of Administrative Hearings. The bill now goes to the Governor; her signature is expected. Here are the highlights, courtesy of the Office of Legislative Research: Training… Continue Reading

State Budget Includes New Office of Administrative Hearings for CHRO and Other Agencies

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in CHRO & EEOC, Legislative Developments

Within a 702 page state budget, you should always expect surprises.  This year’s budget — passed by the Connecticut General Assembly earlier this week on essentially a party-line vote — has a few surprises including a provision that establishes a new independent Office Of Administrative Hearings.  The OAH will be housed in the Commission on… Continue Reading

Numbers Galore, Part II: Seven Full-time CHRO Human Rights Referees for Six Referee Decisions

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in CHRO & EEOC

AS UPDATED (9/9) Last week, I posted about the statistics released by the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities.  (You can view the CHRO’s Annual Report here.)  Today, I continue to take a look behind the numbers and the implications for employers in Connecticut. Among the most striking of the statistics is this fact: Human Rights Referees… Continue Reading

CHRO Awards Police Officer over $100k in Age Discrimination Case; Follows “Cat’s Paw” Theory

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in CHRO & EEOC, Discrimination & Harassment, Litigation

Only a handful of CHRO Human Rights Referee Decisions are issued each year — a number that has seemed to slow to a trickle recently.   But this month, the CHRO issued a lengthy decision in an age discrimination case.  In that case, CHRO Referee concluded that the Town of Bloomfield, Connecticut discriminated against a police officer because of his age when… Continue Reading

Timeliness Not A Bar to Vague CHRO Complaint

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in CHRO & EEOC

Since the Ledbetter decision issued by the U.S. Supreme Court last month, issues of the timeliness of employment discrimination claims have come to the forefront. An interesting decision by a CHRO Human Rights Referee recently suggests that complaints that do not specify the timeliness of certain claims may still survive a motion to dismiss.  CHRO Human… Continue Reading